Every Page Findable, Every Page Indexable
XML for crawlers. HTML for humans. Video, News, and Author sitemaps for the niches that move fastest. SureRank generates each one and ships it ready for Google Search Console.
Built for Every Way Search Engines Read Your Site
Five Sitemap Types
 XML, HTML, Video, News, and Author sitemaps, each with a single toggle to enable.
Images Included by Choice
Toggle Include Images and image URLs appear in your XML sitemap for richer indexing.
One Click Regenerate
Made a change? Hit Regenerate and SureRank rebuilds the sitemap in a few minutes.
How Sitemaps Work in SureRank
XML Sitemap, Free
The Standard Sitemap, Built In with Simple Setup
The XML Sitemap is the crawler facing standard. Toggle it on, save, and SureRank lists every public page, post, and custom post type at /sitemap_index.xml. Optionally include images in the same sitemap.
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Enable XML Sitemap toggle in General Settings
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Include Images in XML Sitemap, optional toggle
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Default URL is /sitemap_index.xml, fully customizable
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Open Sitemap and Regenerate buttons in the dashboard
Video Sitemap, Pro
Surface Your Videos in Google Video Results
Toggle Video Sitemap on and SureRank parses your posts for embeds and uploads, then builds a sitemap Google Video can crawl. Works with the platforms most WordPress sites already use.
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Detects YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, and VideoPress
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Supports self hosted video files in your media library
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Auto generated, single toggle to enable
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Sitemap rebuilds when posts and videos change
News Sitemap
Faster Indexing for Time Sensitive Content
The News Sitemap follows Google News rules. Only content published in the last 48 hours appears, and articles drop off automatically after two days. Each entry carries everything Google News needs.
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Includes content from the last 48 hours only
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Carries article URL, title, and publish date
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Choose which post types feed into it
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Located at /news-sitemap-1.xml, ready for indexing
Advanced Sitemap Tools, Bento Grid
A Readable Sitemap for Visitors
Drop the shortcode [surerank_html_sitemap] on any page and SureRank renders a clean list of every public page, post, and category. Updates automatically with every new post.
Tell Search Engines Who Writes What
Lists every contributor who has published content. Improves indexing of author archive pages for multi author blogs and news portals where authorship signals matter for E-E-A-T.
Skip Low Value Pages Cleanly
Exclude post types and taxonomies from the sitemap so crawl budget goes where it counts. Backed by real settings keys in the SureRank sitemap engine.
Toggle On. Submit Once. Forget About It.
Free for XML. Pro for HTML, News, Video, and Author sitemaps. All in one plugin.
How It Works
Open Sitemap Settings
Go to SureRank, General Settings, then the Sitemaps section.
Toggle What You Need
Flip on XML, HTML, News, Video, or Author. Each one is a single switch.
Save and Submit
SureRank generates the file. Submit it to Google Search Console once.
Replacing three separate sitemap plugins with SureRank’s toggles cleaned up our setup. News, video, and the standard XML, all in one place.
Davide Baraldi
SEO and WordPress Specialis
Who it suits
Built for the Way You Publish
If any of this sounds like your site, SureRank’s sitemaps will fit right in.
Multi Author Blogs
Author Sitemap helps search engines tie content to the right writer.
Large Content Sites
Exclusions keep low value pages out, so crawl budget hits what matters.
WooCommerce Stores
XML Sitemap with images keeps your product photos visible in image search
Video Creators
Video Sitemap helps Google understand every video embedded in your posts.
Knowledge bases
HTML Sitemap shortcode gives readers one page with every article on it.
News publishers
News Sitemap pushes fresh stories into Google News within 48 hours.
Got Questions? We’ve Got Answers
All you need to know about SureRank
Have other questions?
Just reach out—we’re here to help!
Yes. The XML Sitemap is part of the free SureRank plugin. HTML, News, Video, and Author sitemaps are part of SureRank Pro.
XML is for search engines. HTML is for visitors. SureRank generates both. XML is free, HTML is part of Pro and ships as a shortcode you can drop on any page.
Yes, once. After the initial submission, SureRank rebuilds the sitemap as content changes, and Google revisits it on its own schedule.
Yes. Two sitemap sources on one site create duplicates. Disable your previous sitemap plugin before enabling SureRank’s sitemaps.
Up to five minutes after you change content or settings. If it has not appeared, hit the Regenerate button in the dashboard.
Yes. SureRank has built in exclusion settings for post types and taxonomies, so low value content stays out of the sitemap.
It follows Google News guidelines. Only content from the last 48 hours appears at /news-sitemap-1.xml, and articles drop off after two days. You choose which post types feed into it.
Embedded videos from YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, TED, and VideoPress, plus self hosted videos in your media library. No manual entry per video.
